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• Google downplays safety warnings on AI-generated medical advice by only displaying extended warnings when a user clicks 'Show more'

  80% confidence

• Nukes are a hot topic across Europe right now

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• China figured out how to sell EVs but now must deal with aging batteries

  80% confidence

• Influencers and TikTokers feeding babies butter is not supported by scientific evidence

  80% confidence

• The creator of OpenClaw joining OpenAI demonstrates how seriously OpenAI is taking agents

  80% confidence

• AI promises to make better, more immersive video games, but those are lofty goals that may never be achieved

  80% confidence

• US automakers fear Trump may greenlight Chinese carmakers to build plants in the US

  80% confidence

• AI bots writing scathing posts about individuals is currently just a baby version but incredibly concerning for the future

  80% confidence

• AI companies have stopped warning users that their chatbots are not doctors

  80% confidence

• 55% of Americans believe the Fruit of the Loom logo includes a cornucopia, 25% are unsure, and only 21% are confident it does not, according to a 2022 poll

  80% confidence

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